Clonazepam Open Clinical Treatment Trial for Myofascial Syndrome Associated Chronic Pain

Pain Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 332-339

  Fishbain, David A ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Cutler, R B ^a,d,e,f   Rosomoff, Hubert L ^b,c,d,e,f   Rosomoff, Renée Steele ^b,c,d,e,f  

^a Departments of Psychiatry   (United States)

^b Neurological Surgery   (United States)

^c Anesthesiology Department   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UM Comprehensive Pain/Rehab Ctr   (United States)

^f South Shore Hospital   (United States)

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EID: 0347933412     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-4637.2000.00044.x     Document Type: Article

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